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2026 Annual Meeting Awards
Houston, Texas

Award Winners
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Steve Hansen Poster Award

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Ashley Abad

Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System

Evaluating Cervical Screening Efficiency Through Integrated Cytology and HPV Testing Outcomes in CTVHCS

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Case Study Poster Award

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Ayah Abdulhamid

Mercy Children's Hospital

Case of Ulcerative Skin Lesion in a Child

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Travel Award Recipients

  • Ashley Abad, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System

  • Ayah Abdulhamid, Children's Mercy Hospital

  • Kyle Horbyk, Barnes Jewish Hospital

  • Melanie Speckman, OU Health

  • Supram Subramanya, Weill Cornell Medicine

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​Agar Art Award

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Andrea Escoto

University Medical Center

Growth at a Snail's Pace

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Supram Subramanya

Weill Cornell Medicine

Spring on Agar: Microbes in Bloom

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Jan Howard Distinguished Service Award​​

Alanna Woodward, BD

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Ron Silberman Vendor Appreciation Award

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